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Who is Gangu in Sikh history?
Gangu,a Brahmin, was a server of at Anandpur Sahib who control over the kitchen of Guru Sahib. Gangu was one of the Kashmiri Pandits who came to the court of the ninth Nanak, that is Sat Guru Teg Bahadur Ji,Gangu’s role in arrest of Mata Gujri and her grandsons.
Which religion was Jawaharlal Nehru?
Jawaharlal Nehru was very vocal about his views on religion. In his presidential address to the Lahore Congress in 1929, Nehru admitted that although he was born a Hindu, he does not know how far he is justified in calling himself one, or speaking on behalf of the Hindus.
Who is Gangu Why does Gangu claim respect from other?
Ans: Gangu considers himself to be different from the other servants because he is a Brahmin. He believes that if people can claim respect on the basis of wealth left to them by their forefathers, he also has the right to claim respect on account of his ancestry.
Who is Gomti in the story the child?
The story is narrated by his master, who is surprised when Gangu asks to leave his job because he wishes to marry Gomti, a poor woman with two failed marriages behind her.
What does Gangu mean?
stubborn, foolish, firmly. 愚 foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid.
How was Gangu different from other Brahmins in the narrator’s eyes?
Ans: Gangu is a delightful character portrait in the story ‘The Child’ by Munshi Premchand. Of course, he showed no characteristics of an ideal Brahmin. Unlike the Brahmins he was not educated, did not take bath in the river or pray regularly. But as a Brahmin, he expected respect and service from others.
How the story makes Gangu the hero?
Gangu was made the hero of the story as he was very different from all the people around him. He also gets married to a woman who was left by her husband and is considered a woman of low character and trusts her even when she runs away and gives birth to a child who is not a child of Gangu.
What is the relation between the narrator and Gangu?
The story ‘The child’ is narrated by the narrator who is a generous. Gangu is one of the servants who considers himself as a Brahmin. He is different from many other servants in the household. He is lazy by nature and does not bear the characteristics of an ideal Brahmin.